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nra has had this game all to themselves. they have been able to play it with no money in the game, on the side of people who wanted some sense of gun safety. now with people like gabby giffords, people who can attract funds and target them strategically i think the game is -- >> the president has the national -- we have more power than nra but i believe you were right from the standpoint and being a person who makes laws people should come to this table find out what they do agree on instead of politicizing it. it is a political issue. i think leaders should come together and stop the bipartisan -- with enyou have the nra saying we're against an assault weapons ban, against everything. to me the nra has become nothing more than a shield for the gun manufacturers. if you find out where their finances are coming it's true. they get their membership dues for sure but they get huge monies from gun manufacturers. they're in the business of telling more guns. >> they are in the business of selling more guns, but do you have democr
nra has had this game all to themselves. they have been able to play it with no money in the game, on the side of people who wanted some sense of gun safety. now with people like gabby giffords, people who can attract funds and target them strategically i think the game is -- >> the president has the national -- we have more power than nra but i believe you were right from the standpoint and being a person who makes laws people should come to this table find out what they do agree on...
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. >> reporter: but the nra says law-abiding citizens need the same technology the criminals have. >> that means we believe in our right to defend ourselves and our families with semiautomatic firearms technology. >> reporter: the nra has a lot of support here on capitol hill, especially in the house where many say an assault weapons ban has little chance of being passed. >> this is going to be a tough go. >> reporter: and it may be tough to win over some of the public as well. on wednesday, sheriffs in missouri, california and texas announced they would not enforce new gun control laws, such as an assault weapons ban. >> if there are laws passed that i feel and can prove that are unconstitutional, we will not enforce those rules and regulations here and i think we have the powers to do that. >> reporter: president obama is sending vice president biden on the road to gather public support. >> we're going to take it to the american people. >> reporter: the trip begins tomorrow with a rally in virginia to promote gun control. >>> i'm one on one today with molly smith. not only is she my
. >> reporter: but the nra says law-abiding citizens need the same technology the criminals have. >> that means we believe in our right to defend ourselves and our families with semiautomatic firearms technology. >> reporter: the nra has a lot of support here on capitol hill, especially in the house where many say an assault weapons ban has little chance of being passed. >> this is going to be a tough go. >> reporter: and it may be tough to win over some of the...
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democratic lawmakers took the first step toward banning assault weapons, a move that already has the nra firing back. senator dianne feinstein joins fellow democrats bruising the bill which would ban the purchase of semi automatic weapons with detaching magazine clips and also high capacity magazine. this president vowed to make gun control a priority in his second term of the newtown connecticut massacre. >> still, the bill does face a tough fight in congress and from the nra. and of of president obama's gun control proposals, analysts say this is the least likely to pass. shawn unanimous with the reasons for that. how confident are lawmakers behind the proposal? >> well, shep, senator feinstein and the other senate and house members who joined here repeatedly said they know this is going to be tough but they believe the newtown tragedy has changed the conversation and the pressure for capitol hill to get something done. here's a bit of what senator feinstein had to say. >> gun laws allow these mass killings to be carried out again and again and again in our country. weapons designed or
democratic lawmakers took the first step toward banning assault weapons, a move that already has the nra firing back. senator dianne feinstein joins fellow democrats bruising the bill which would ban the purchase of semi automatic weapons with detaching magazine clips and also high capacity magazine. this president vowed to make gun control a priority in his second term of the newtown connecticut massacre. >> still, the bill does face a tough fight in congress and from the nra. and of of...
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the nra is against any type of assault weapons ban. they say it wasn't effected in 1994 when it was put into effect and puts dangerous weapons into the hands of criminals who essentially don't follow the law, something else that could be part of this legislation is creating a registry for any weapons that were obtained before this ban goes in place, and a speech this week one of the nra's eleader's's wayne lapierre says that was totally unacceptable to the nra. >> dianne feinstein's conference is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. eastern, about two hours from now. >>> the military is making a major change, for the first time in history women will be allowed to serve on the front lines but don't expect to see changes right away. pentagon correspondent chris lawrence tells us why. >> reporter: army infantry, marine recon, even special ops, on thursday, they all opened to women for the first time. the pentagon is eliminating its ban on women in combat, but there's a catch. did you know today's army would be so different than the one you joined? >>
the nra is against any type of assault weapons ban. they say it wasn't effected in 1994 when it was put into effect and puts dangerous weapons into the hands of criminals who essentially don't follow the law, something else that could be part of this legislation is creating a registry for any weapons that were obtained before this ban goes in place, and a speech this week one of the nra's eleader's's wayne lapierre says that was totally unacceptable to the nra. >> dianne feinstein's...
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it's opposed by the nra. >> newtown fundamentally changed things and the nra doesn't get it. >> we believe in our right to defend ourselves and our families with semi-automatic firearms technology! >> meanwhile, vice president joe biden goes to virginia tomorrow to hold a rally to promote gun control. >>> a defiant message today from north korea. the country's top military body says it plans to carry out what it calls a high level nuclear test. a news reader said the test will target the united states. north korea is rejecting a u.n. security council resolution that passed two days ago. that resolution called a long- range rocket launch last month [ indiscernible ] expanded sanctions >>> or capitol hill there was crying and yelling as secretary of state hillary clinton testified about the terror attacks in libya last september but it was a question from a republican senator about allegedly misleading the public that really set her off. >> with all due respect, the fact is, we had four dead americans. was it because of a protest or because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they w
it's opposed by the nra. >> newtown fundamentally changed things and the nra doesn't get it. >> we believe in our right to defend ourselves and our families with semi-automatic firearms technology! >> meanwhile, vice president joe biden goes to virginia tomorrow to hold a rally to promote gun control. >>> a defiant message today from north korea. the country's top military body says it plans to carry out what it calls a high level nuclear test. a news reader said the...
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and got a b grade from the nra. so if i were giving the democrats any type of advice, they should not follow the president's liberal agenda on gun control. jon: -pt president doesn't have to run for office again. he's won re-election. he has four years to get done what he wants to do. we heard in the inaugural address that he seems to have moved -- well he seems to be pushing some more liberal positions than he espoused earlier. you have senators like tim johnson of south dakota. mark udall of corado, maryland drew of lashes all of the democratic senators, all of them from states that do not favor increasing restrictions on john sales. >> then also you have members of congress that are up for re-election, and some of these are blue dog democrats. when people go to the polls if they do not vote their conscience and vote for their constituents, people at the polls are going to give them pain of defeat. when it comes to god in certain states and when it comes to guns people do not go against the grain of what they beli
and got a b grade from the nra. so if i were giving the democrats any type of advice, they should not follow the president's liberal agenda on gun control. jon: -pt president doesn't have to run for office again. he's won re-election. he has four years to get done what he wants to do. we heard in the inaugural address that he seems to have moved -- well he seems to be pushing some more liberal positions than he espoused earlier. you have senators like tim johnson of south dakota. mark udall of...
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it's opposed by the nra. vice president joe biden will continue to discuss gun violence today at 10:45 our time. >>> tough questions for secretary of state hillary clinton on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> this went on for hours yesterday. clinton got angry when a republican senator asked her about allegedly misleading the public. >> with all due respect, the fact is, we had four dead americans. was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided they would go kill some americans? what difference at this point does it make! it is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator. [ banging desk ] >> the senate and house foreign relations committee grilled clinton for more than 5 hours yesterday. the secretary of state said she is focused on trying to fix what went wrong. meantime, this morning, the uk is warning of an imminent threat to westerners in benghazi and is asking all brits to leave th
it's opposed by the nra. vice president joe biden will continue to discuss gun violence today at 10:45 our time. >>> tough questions for secretary of state hillary clinton on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> this went on for hours yesterday. clinton got angry when a republican senator asked her about allegedly misleading the public. >> with all due respect, the fact is, we had four dead americans. was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for...
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nra will fight this one tooth and nail. the president has been pushing for a ban but on capitol hill the word is it will be very tough to get through. the president acknowledged that. and democrats are unwilling to engage the conversation with everything else going on. uphill battle. >> one to watch. thank you very much, tracie. >>> vice president joe biden will be going online today to field questions about the administration's gun control campaign. biden will take questions on an interactive video chat. it starts at 10:45 this morning our time. anyone with a google plus account can logon. >>> keeping on that weapons theme, san mateo county holding the first gun buyback program of the year this saturday at the san mateo county event center and fairgrounds. gun owners will get $100 for handguns and up to $200 for assault weapons. the event taking place from 10:00 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon. people can turn in the guns absolutely no questions asked. a similar buyback in marin county netted more than 800 weapo
nra will fight this one tooth and nail. the president has been pushing for a ban but on capitol hill the word is it will be very tough to get through. the president acknowledged that. and democrats are unwilling to engage the conversation with everything else going on. uphill battle. >> one to watch. thank you very much, tracie. >>> vice president joe biden will be going online today to field questions about the administration's gun control campaign. biden will take questions on...
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i'm an a-plus member of the nra, but we've got to talk about limiting some of these things. he said picket outside his office. he's faced tough town hall meetings. he's understanding what it means to be someone in a state like west virginia to come out and even consider the possibilities of limiting some gun rights. >> that's what leaders do. that's what leaders do. >> if joe manchin -- the jeremy peters piece is really good because you actually realize what it's like to be a lawmaker, not just yapping, but actually meeting the constituents and dealing with it. but also i think for this to succeed, you're going to have to get some republicans who are going to do a nixon goes to china. joe manchin is a red state democrat. he's a governor, a very sensible guy, but he is a democrat, no? >> we want you to join our conversation online. tweet your comments on any of our top talker stories. @morni @morningmika or @joenbc. >>> still ahead, john barrasso, jane harman, hall of fame quarterback john elway and writer and director of the film "silver linings playbook," david o. russell.
i'm an a-plus member of the nra, but we've got to talk about limiting some of these things. he said picket outside his office. he's faced tough town hall meetings. he's understanding what it means to be someone in a state like west virginia to come out and even consider the possibilities of limiting some gun rights. >> that's what leaders do. that's what leaders do. >> if joe manchin -- the jeremy peters piece is really good because you actually realize what it's like to be a...
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the nra as announced it will for proposes bill as well. >> again we were misled that there was supposedly protest and then something sprang out of that an assault sprang out of that. that was easily have obtained that was not a fact of the american people could know that within days and they did not know that. >> with all due respect we have four dead americans was a because of a protest are because those guys out for a walk when i decided to go kill some americans!? what difference does it make? >> senators brown johnson is speaking out this morning about the heated exchange with secretary of state hillary clinton during as a senate hearing on a deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi it libya. senator johnson says he went a bit too far when he clued accused clinton of being emotional to avoid answering a difficult questions. johnson says he " probably speculated and should have ". this morning, johnson says he stands by his question saying it was important get answers right away after the attack. >> pentagon's chief leon panetta will announce today that he is removing the milita
the nra as announced it will for proposes bill as well. >> again we were misled that there was supposedly protest and then something sprang out of that an assault sprang out of that. that was easily have obtained that was not a fact of the american people could know that within days and they did not know that. >> with all due respect we have four dead americans was a because of a protest are because those guys out for a walk when i decided to go kill some americans!? what difference...